Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Roscosmos has prepared proposals for the Ministry of Defense, the meaning of which is to ensure that restrictions on the distribution of satellite data at resolution of less than 0.5 meters from the Russian civilian satellites are lifted. Roscosmos expects that the restrictions on the distribution of satellite imagery in Russia will be lifted before
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
After three days, a very successful INTERGEO in Essen drew to a close today with 16,000 visitors.
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
In his 2010 state of the union address, President Obama set a goal to double U.S. exports in the next five years. To achieve this goal numerous programs are available from agencies to assist U.S. firms, particularly small business, enter and expand in the global market. The leading export assistance agencies will make presentations and
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
The GIS Management Institute has published the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model, culminating a two-year effort. The GISCMM provides a first-ever framework for assessing not only the capability of an enterprise GIS operation, but also the process maturity of those who manage and operate the GIS.
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
James Eddy, Technical Director of aerial survey specialist Bluesky, has been conferred the honorary title and status of Industrial Associate by the University of Leicester (UK). As Bluesky’s technical innovator James has been working in partnership with the University of Leicester on a number of projects including research into the development of a new system
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
The World Bank, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and U.S. Agency for International Development will be among the agencies and institutions that will participate in a session at the Geospatial and Engineering International Conference to be held November 13-14 at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, VA.
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
European Union Member States are showing mixed progress towards three climate and energy targets for 2020, even though the EU as a whole could reduce greenhouse gases emissions by 21% in 2020 with the set of national measures already adopted. These findings come from new European Environment Agency (EEA) assessments.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
URISA is pleased to announce the Second Edition of its publication, “Model GIS Job Descriptions” as an electronic publication. The publication provides valuable information for individuals who hire GIS staff. The publication, authored by J. Allison Butler, provides guidance to GIS managers in how to draft job descriptions and to human resource professionals by describing
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Starting from 2012 ScanEx RDC specialists have been working to identify illegal shipping within marine protected natural areas. Several test areas in the Arctic Region and the Far East have been chosen to evaluate the effectiveness of satellite data for monitoring the navigation situation within the reserve. One of the test zones was the “Komandorsky”
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
A team of GeoVation winners from Staffordshire and West Midlands (SWM) Probation Trust have launched a new app to help the public choose what Community Payback work criminals do. The new app called ‘Get Community Payback’ was one of four winners in the 2012 GeoVation Challenge, under the theme of transforming Britain’s neighbourhoods. The successful
